Comments on: New SEC Permanent Rivals? That’s News To Mizzou

By: Statesman

Statesman — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:47:29 +0000

It appears that the SEC misled Mizzou. The SEC & Mizzou benefit from the move, but it appears that Mizzou will pay a heavy price. Texas recruiting is what has allowed the program to step-up. If Mizzou does not play there, then the kids will stay away. Also Arkansas benefits most w/. the new arrangement. Arkansas has been competing w/ Mizzou for kids in Texas. Playing in the west gives Arkansas an advantage and in addition it allows them to recruit Missouri. Only the hogs benefit from the new rival.

By: John at MrSEC

John at MrSEC — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:58:39 +0000

MiloMoon…

I realize that you believe too much is made of the Missouri-Texas recruiting thing. Trouble is, it’s Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel who’s expressed an interest in continued games in Texas. This from the above St. Louis Post-Dispatch story:

“Pinkel had been interested in keeping A&M as Mizzou’s cross-division rival so that Missouri could keep a closer tie with the state of Texas for football recruiting.”

TVs are great. Many kids are looking to leave home.

But there’s no denying that playing a game inside a state helps recruiting. There’s a reason Arkansas and LSU keep going to Arlington, Texas and why Alabama keeps going back to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Thanks for reading,
John

By: mitchs3

mitchs3 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:55:09 +0000

Mizzou will try to scrape by without him. Thanks for the concern.

By: Fayettechill14

Fayettechill14 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:41:15 +0000

@MiloMoon Johnathan Williams certainly disagrees, but maybe Mizzou will be able to recover.

By: MiloMoon

MiloMoon — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:06:03 +0000

I think the recruiting for Texas is being overblown. Mizzou will still be able to tap the Texas pipeline to get the kids that want to play top level ball in the SEC. Pinkel has shown that the can develop players. Now that they will be on TV every week through out the state of Texas, the playing in Texas will not be as important. In the B12, living in Houston, I can promise you that you never saw Mizzou on TV. It was TU, TAMU, and SEC games being aired. The B12 north never was shown unless it was that rare week that the two ranked B12 north schools were playing and the Texas schools were playing dogs.

By: mitchs3

mitchs3 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:50:09 +0000

I think most Mizzou people, including Pinkel, knew that this – annual rivalry game with Arkansas, either cross-divisional or by winding up in the same division – is where it would eventually wind up, but thought that it would take a while and during that period Mizzou would keep the A&M games and be able to establish itself recruiting-wise in the rest of the SEC footprint. It is the prospect of this change happening sooner rather than later that is a surprise.

By: MoKelly

MoKelly — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:29:54 +0000

From a fan perspective, I really like having Arkansas as a permanent, yearly game. That will be fun. The recruiting aspect is not good but I have faith in Coach Pinkel — he will find a way to make it work.

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